Apologies to Barcoboy and thanks for everyone's great in
First things first ... I apologize for not giving Barcoboy credit correctly for the great post and link (wrongly attributed to JKBFF) that was put in this thread. Please forgive me! I must have scrolled up to the wrong heading when I was writing my post. :-( Barcoboy's pictures and explanation were very informative!
Next, I think I will go with all of your recommendations to replace the detergent dispenser when I replace the bimetals. Seems like the most reasonable thing. Thanks, Ben, for the link to that eBay detergent dispenser. I will figure out how hard it is to mount the whole assembly upside down and try to do this, as well, since it appears that this is a known flaw in the original machine.
Thanks to John L. (Combo52) for his input on other causes of the detergent dispenser not opening. I will definitely keep these in mind, as well as follow his advice for painting the door area with 2-part epoxy enamel prior to putting in the new detergent dispenser. Since I see rust here, do I need to sand this area first before applying the 2-part epoxy (like I saw in the referenced thread)? Also, is it hard to remove and re-install the detergent dispenser? I have never worked on a dishwasher before. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks again, everyone!
First things first ... I apologize for not giving Barcoboy credit correctly for the great post and link (wrongly attributed to JKBFF) that was put in this thread. Please forgive me! I must have scrolled up to the wrong heading when I was writing my post. :-( Barcoboy's pictures and explanation were very informative!
Next, I think I will go with all of your recommendations to replace the detergent dispenser when I replace the bimetals. Seems like the most reasonable thing. Thanks, Ben, for the link to that eBay detergent dispenser. I will figure out how hard it is to mount the whole assembly upside down and try to do this, as well, since it appears that this is a known flaw in the original machine.
Thanks to John L. (Combo52) for his input on other causes of the detergent dispenser not opening. I will definitely keep these in mind, as well as follow his advice for painting the door area with 2-part epoxy enamel prior to putting in the new detergent dispenser. Since I see rust here, do I need to sand this area first before applying the 2-part epoxy (like I saw in the referenced thread)? Also, is it hard to remove and re-install the detergent dispenser? I have never worked on a dishwasher before. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks again, everyone!